Plant Optimization Engineer: Loss Prevention & TPM

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Elizabethtown (Lancaster County); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates is seeking a Site Industrial Engineer to partner with Value Stream Managers and the Industrial Engineering Manager to formalize loss prevention strategies and optimize safety, productivity and quality across the value streams.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, KPI tracking, and leading continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean/TPM practices and cost-benefit analyses.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Engineering or Industrial Engineering or similar technical field of study.
• 2+ years of manufacturing experience in production, engineering, or finance.
• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering / Industrial Engineering or similar field.
• Comfortable in dealing with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve performance trend & loss analysis and capacity database.
• Maintain and improve performance data reporting (Capacity, line performance).
• Conduct capability and capacity analysis for production lines and lead bottleneck analysis.
• Track KPIs, perform trend analysis, and communicate performance against targets.
• Support Activity Management processes and be the “voice of site” for new activities.
• Optimize labor efficiency/staffing standards.
• Lead/participate in/coach loss analysis and Continuous Improvement activities.
• Perform regular rate reviews of product lines and own rate strategy.
• Support Mars Supply Excellence Pillars and activities (FMOS, AM, FI, PM, Safety, and Quality).
• Collaborate with Operations by facilitating problem solving and loss analysis on chronic problems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Independent work

Lean/TPM

Cost-benefit analysis

Tableau

Education

AS/Associate degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Tableau

Job description

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates is seeking a Site Industrial Engineer to partner with Value Stream Managers and the Industrial Engineering Manager to formalize loss prevention strategies and optimize safety, productivity and quality across the value streams.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, KPI tracking, and leading continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean/TPM practices and cost-benefit analyses.